Four more hours...

[susandennis]

By noon today I should be home and my house will be my own again. I am not good a sharing.

The house cleaner is due today. Usually she gets here about 9:30ish. It will be lovely to have everything clean again. While she's here, I think I'll take the two cable cards back to Comcast and see if I can get a final bill out of them.

Yesterday was about as stressful as I ever like to get. Anita's visit was a little more stressful than usual. Not horrible, just little weirdish things. And then the installer from hell who not only was here long after he needed to be but who was excruciatingly annoying.

Then after everyone left, I spent another 2ish hours fixing the second TV/cable/TiVo and then working on settings. By the time I went to bed, I felt like I'd been pounded like the cutlets that Anita pounded yesterday.

My life is so calm and quiet and free of any responsibilities or obligations, that a day of stuff is amusingly jarring.

When I get back from Comcast, the house will be clean and my stress free life will be back. Ahhhhhh

One of the benefits of the new cable company is better/easier access to HBO Go except to get there I have to register and so far the registration machine doesn't know my account number. If it doesn't work by tomorrow, I'll call but not today.

My swim this morning was great. On Mondays and Wednesdays, a triathlon group rents out the pool from 5-6:30 am. This morning they did 4000 yards and most were finished about 6:15. That's more than twice my distance in almost half the time. Show offs.

Comments

[gwendally.livejournal.com]

I am new to your journal and don't know your history.

Are you retired? Is a life of knitting and swimming and maybe a condo association meeting what you have retired to do?

I'm 50 and still in the middle of the struggle. Your day looks like an unimaginable thing to me right now.

[susandennis]

I am retired. I was working and got laid off and could not find another job that I really wanted to do and didn't really need the income so, I retired. So, no, I did not retire to do what my life is now but it's been 2.5 years now and I kind of like it. I'm nearly 66. When I was 50, I could have never ever imagined my life today. I would have sworn I'd be working until my last breath.

And, speaking of breath, that also kind of plays a part. I have half the lung capacity for someone my age and size. This prevents me from doing a lot. I can't walk long or far. If I had good lungs, I do think I'd do more but I'm grateful that I don't have to be tethered to oxygen and I can still swim.

I do still miss, a little, the feeling of being productive and useful that working brings but I miss it less and less...

[(Anonymous)]

I know what you mean about living stress free...I can't stand any drama. I love kids but I know I was blessed not to have any, that might sound mean but It's all good. I truly enjoy my alone time, I miss my husband but he's doing better than me! Sorry you're having a lot of problems with your Internet and TV like my uncle says it's what you call a real PITA! Glad you had a good swim today, Mary

[twicet.livejournal.com]

I am all for a drama free life though there are times you just can't avoid it.

I also have someone who comes every two weeks to clean, and for the most part I am out while she is here, I just find it easier.

I'm glad you had a good swim today:)

[susandennis]

I love being out when the cleaning happens. Today worked out perfectly. And there is nothing, nothing ,nothing nicer than coming into a clean house!!